CYC Vice-Commordore's Invitational Regatta
Result:
It was a great day! We kicked
off the day with the VC Regatta Brunch, including omelets, waffles, ham, salads,
homemade muffins, bagels, juices, coffee and of course a few
Mimosa's! Thanks to all who made that event such a success.
At noon, our race committee took the skippers
through the plan for the day and given the N to NW winds....we set up a North1
course.
After going over the "rules of
engagement", sixteen sailing vessels took to the water.
Fourteen members of the CYC and we had two skippers join us from the community
invitations (Timothy Watko and Robert Stryker). With five to ten
knots of wind, the racing sequence for the Flying Scott Class commenced at six
min to 1 and at 1pm promptly they were off, to be followed approximately five
minutes later by the Cruisers. The racing included exciting starts,
many position changes throughout the races, and some very close finishes with
some positions being decided by the difference of two to five
seconds. We also had some very important finishes of note: Peggy
Bovaird (with Susan Brier and Amy Bozzuti as crew) a team that races together
approximately two times a year, piloted one of the heaviest boats in the fleet
(Catalina 25) to an outstanding 5th place among all cruisers...well
done! Also one of our junior sailing champions, Maggie Bozzuti
skippered a Catalina 22 (owned by Cheryl Evans with Rosalie Seidt) to an overall
9th place among the cruisers, in her debut Sr Racing event. It was an
honor and privilege to watch her compete at this level.
The Vice Commodore and the Race Committee want
to extend our thanks to everyone for making this Regatta a memorable event and
just possibly we have put an end to the "curse of the wind gods!".
The results for each class of boats are:
Cruisers Overall:
- Leo Zimmermann
- George Bozzuti
- Scott Brier
Capri 22 Class Cruisers:
- Leo Zimmermann
- David Robison
- Arnie Riback
Catalina 22 Class Cruisers:
- Tim Watko
- Peter VanHouten
- Maggie Bozzuti
Cruisers-Women's Class:
- Peggy Bovaird
- Maggie Bozzuti
Flying Scotts:
- Greg Northrup
- Eric Rosenberg
- Paul Chartier
Congratulations to all the skippers and crew!
Race 1
Results
Race 2
Results